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Are we going on a summer holiday? We reveal where we can go and where we can’t from Spain to Cyprus

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Well, did they or didn’t they? Some reports say Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron discussed a reciprocal arrangement to allow holidays to go ahead this summer in their respective countries without any need to self-isolate; others, including a No 10 spokesman, said it ‘didn’t come up’. Which is symptomatic of the … Read more

Are we going on a summer holiday? We reveal where we can go and where we can’t from Spain to Cyprus

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Well, did they or didn’t they? Some reports say Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron discussed a reciprocal arrangement to allow holidays to go ahead this summer in their respective countries without any need to self-isolate; others, including a No 10 spokesman, said it ‘didn’t come up’. Which is symptomatic of the … Read more

The year of the great British staycation: Here’s how UK regions are shaping up and what to expect

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July 4 has been bandied about as the date when staycations will finally snap into action, although there have been mixed signals from the Government. Boris Johnson has expressed an ambition to reopen ‘at least some of the hospitality industry and other public places, provided they are safe and enforce social distancing’ by then. But … Read more

Tips on rebooking Jet2 flights, travel insurance refunds and paying off outstanding costs for trips

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Rebooking Jet2 flights, travel insurance refunds and paying off outstanding costs for trips are the hot coronavirus topics tackled by the Holiday Guru this week By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 10:10 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 10:10 BST, 19 June 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions travel conundrums. … Read more

British Airways in the coronavirus era – inside business class and the new meals pictured

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Out with the fine crockery – in with the meal boxes. British Airways this week launched a brand new ‘enhanced temporary catering proposition’– inflight meals to those not in the aviation business – fit for the coronavirus era. And here we take a look at what passengers in economy, premium economy, business class and first … Read more

Couple spends seven years designing and building a home made entirely from TRASH in Spain 

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A couple has revealed how they spent seven years designing and building a home made entirely out of bits of trash. Laura Davies and Dave Buchanan, both 55, live in their so-called ‘Earthship’ in the Almeria province of Andalucia in Spain. The pair moved to Spain in 2002 and initially purchased an old Cortijo, a … Read more

The bridge in Costa Rica that has been built using confiscated gear from illegal shark poachers 

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Island has put buoys, lines and nets confiscated from criminal shark poachers to good use – and made a BRIDGE out of them The bridge, called the Genius River Bridge, is on Cocos Island in Costa Rica  The entire island is a national park and surrounded by wildlife-rich waters Poachers involved in the gruesome practice of … Read more

New 3D-printed AirShield device for plane cabins revealed in fight against coronavirus

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The 3D-printed ‘AirShield’ device that bolts on to plane cabin ventilation nozzles and directs passenger breathe droplets downwards to prevent the spread of coronavirus The U.S firm behind it, Teague, says AirShield is ‘a germ isolation system’  The component turns the air from seat nozzles into ‘engineered air-blades’  AirShield is entering its development phase in … Read more

Holidaymakers with refund credit notes may have to pay for a solicitor to get cash back, says Which?

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Customers with refund credit notes for cancelled package holidays may have to find and pay for a solicitor before they can receive a cash refund if their provider goes bust, but without any assurance their refund will be successful, says Which? The UK consumer champion says it has learned of this situation following the collapse … Read more